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[@SmallSeeds]

Sometimes I just want to sit back, relax and watch Roots and Refuge. Today is one of those days. I love seeing the progression of the land. Can't wait to see it a year from now and even a few years down the line. Thanks for bringing us along 🙏

[@ranns160]

Yes Indeed! Me too!

[@gaelajennings5057]

AMEN!

[@SmallSeeds]

❤

[@humphreyhomestead]

You are absolutely correct!!

[@brokenroadhomestead609]

Me too! It’s the best work wind down!

[@katiemclain2946]

Jeremiah is hilarious. . "We could've rode bikes together. You could've braided my hair." Lol!

[@paulalee9692]

I love Jess’s reaction when Miah said he was going to compost the turned up grass being removed from the new driveway and she made it sound like he had organised the equivalent of a romantic candlelit dinner. Just goes to show that Miah knows how to keep the romance alive and make his special lady very happy, he speaks Jess’s love language 😁

[@chrissihr1031]

“Home is where your dog is”, needs to be on a T-shirt. 😁

[@rebeccazody1278]

With Bear’s picture or paw print🐾🐾

[@MrsDebBee]

Or a magnet

[@humphreyhomestead]

For sure!!

[@maleaann]

100% would buy that shirt.

[@sandyfreyman3501]

It prob is somewhere

[@edenridgefarms]

We need a shirt that says, “I love soil” ❤️ I loved hearing the joy in your voice when you said that.

[@paisleyMoon7]

I love that suggestion!!

[@29feliss]

Good Lord, woman…I just want to give you a hug! At 78 I’m not likely to start homesteading but you certainly are an inspiration to those that DO!

[@ronnalavadure2152]

74 here and Ditto‼️

[@irmibullinger1421]

I'm 80 and grow what I can in pots on my deck but I find this extremely interesting. And even at my age I have learned a ton from Jess! Particularly to have patience with myself and not consider myself a failure when something doesn't work.

[@29feliss]

@@irmibullinger1421 oh yes…never stop learning!!..and she is an excellent teacher..just don’t have the energy needed for a homestead..great for growing families..I’m amazed how this has taken off. Anyone remember “Victory Gardens”?

[@jennyrobbins8419]

Me too. I am 80 and enjoying the journey vicariously....It's like having a new lease on life. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and all the things you teach us. Wish I were starting over.

[@chrisleiser1013]

Well I'm a almost 71 year old great grandma and I am starting on my 4th homestead. I've been fascinated by the logistics of your move because I am going through the same thing. It is a minimum of six hours depending on the traffic to the new place . I have to traverse twisting, narrow switchback laden California 1 to get to the property. I've lost count of how many trips pulling a trailer as I move fencing, pots and cement blocks, bird baths, plants and trees ( 40 large olive trees dug up here on this ranch among other things) and garden supplies . I've done most of the outside stuff. Have a steel storage building up now and can move inside stuff. My first load was tubs of children's books. Septic is now in and approved. Things in California take so long for permits etc, Anyway your channel has been most helpful and encouraging. It can be done. Just itching to get my gardens and fruit and nut trees in but waiting to get electric lines in first since that will cross where the future garden is going. Oh those olive trees are all planted and set up with micro-sprinklers now.

[@rebeccazody1278]

Miah- I wish more men were like you. You are funny, hard worker, innovative and intelligent! Your children have a great example of a good man and father. And I love those little funny statements that may be usually edited out. You two are a great team. Thx for taking us along on this wonderful ride and adventure.

[@adriannakeller8057]

So true! I'm absolutely not one to say it, but what a representation of a holy, god driven man. All Life's priorities are lined right up, and mortared in stone. Beautiful, and just the way life should be lived.

[@ingenoordam7422]

I am thankfull to know one as well. G'D BLESS and greetings from Inge Noordam ( the Netherlands/Europe)

[@annetteburns1546]

He's definitely a keeper😁🇭🇲👍

[@amymello7481]

Watching the kids and making sure they don't hurt each other and be friendly. Miah that made me laugh!

[@gracefarm394]

Tell Mia I loved his analogy of home depot and the garden center. Made me smile!

[@RuthAnnnMorris]

Yes, I got a good laugh from what Miah said too! I’ve just recently found Jess and Miah and family and I love them…

[@hands2hearts-seeds2feedamu83]

I loved it... Made my morning, I laughed so hard. Thank you... I am very excitable when I am passionate about something. I totally know what he talking about. Beautiful

[@maryellenwilson9214]

I laughed out loud when he said you & your mom geek out! We do! I love that we do! My first born is so much like me! We laugh the same, order the same food at different places. I totally adore Jess. Proud Mama. ✌🏽❤️🌱

[@hands2hearts-seeds2feedamu83]

@@RuthAnnnMorris I straight up cried when I found out she was moving away, from arkansas. I been watching for a bit, and was in such high hopes of getting to meet her, and her family. Then I got a hold myself say self that is so selfish... It's her life her dreams are coming true, & mine still can too... Lalalala... Same plan different farm.

[@colliecoform4854]

My husband would relate although I can get pretty excited over some tools.

[@brylynt53]

The way the seat belt was across the seat when you first started talking about your side by side, I saw the name IRIS. So my suggestion is to name her Iris. Thank you for continuing to provide videos about your adventures. I love stories. It’s difficult to buy a subscription since I’m on a fixed budget and everything is more expensive. Best wishes! 🌸

[@codyleeser392]

Iris sounds good

[@babyrn6851]

Thought the same thing!!!

[@marilynpeppers1356]

Not to mention Iris are beautiful, people named that and the flowers!!!

[@heidimazo3333]

Omg I saw the same thing

[@darleneclark6098]

It's Polaris 🤣🤦

[@jujube2407]

I love it when sweet mia talks dirty... soil...compost... pile it all up! And Jess eyes rolls back and giggles! :)

[@wendyjonasen9746]

I love Miah's rendition of you and your Mom geeking out over plants! It made me smile and I really needed that today. I lost my long time friend, who was my sister from another mother, to cancer a few days ago. Philippians 4:8. You, your family and your new farm are truly lovely.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

I’m so sorry for your loss

[@edenridgefarms]

So sorry for your loss. 😞 Romans 8:28 is what gets me through the especially difficult seasons. Praying for you, Wendy.

[@teresamariner4238]

Wendy, please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your dear friend. Siblings are what God gives us. Good and great friends are gifts we give ourselves. I have a good friend battling bone cancer. It's such a debilitating and awful disease. My prayers are with and for you. Hugs n love. God bless.

[@PrairieDawnC]

Wendy, I'm sending virtual hugs from Lethbridge, Alberta.

[@jennyjarrett1208]

Prayers for strength and peace.. so sorry

[@tiffanygann8557]

❗Merch Alert❗"Home is where your dog is" should be on stickers and shirts! ❤

[@paisleyMoon7]

I'd definitely want one!!! Yes Jess!!

[@maryellenwilson9214]

Absolutely agree! ❤️

[@lindabower6315]

For me Home Depot needs a quilting store attached with a garden center attached

[@MsKaty0311]

Yaaaaaaaasssssssss!!!

[@pamjamas]

My Home Depot has a garden center. No quilt shop.

[@michelifig6356]

@@pamjamas we call that Bunnings😉

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

Brilliant!

[@justineashton9740]

I like Miah’s comments. I wish he had more air time. His work on the farm is interesting and to a great extent its foundation . Miah did a couple of videos when he was doing initial work on the land. And I hope he does way more. Like this one🤗

[@jackielittle4498]

When you get your plans drawn for your new house, you should make sure to include a big pantry and an outdoor canning kitchen.

[@Charlotte_TSilva]

Thank you , Jess & Miah, for taking us along on your beautiful journey of your farm. I can’t wait for the 5 year mark. Abundant blessings to y’all. * Don’t forget to build an outdoor shower. It helps keep the house clean. I built one, it’s wonderful.

[@teresamariner4238]

Good idea!!

[@digsindirt4490]

That’s a great idea. April Wilkerson just did a tutorial on this, including the plumbing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHuwn6Fmqap8nNU

[@Charlotte_TSilva]

@@digsindirt4490 yes. I watched it. So cool.👍🏻

[@wannabesomethingmore]

When my sons were younger and it was Mother's Day, they asked me what I wanted for that day. I told them "Manure" for my garden, which is exactly what I got! I geek out over plants, mulch, manure and anything related to horticulture! I love you new home. We have 20 acres in Cove, Arkansas.

[@parry3231]

I can relate... MANURE is what I want for any occasion that involves a gift.

[@bethheerten1132]

I once asked for manure for Mother's Day as well. The roses came the next year.

[@wannabesomethingmore]

@@bethheerten1132 YES, exactly!!! I would rather be given a plant that I can enjoy in my garden.

[@sinkintostillness]

I asked for compost for mothers day this year. They thought I was nuts!

[@heatherstauner1827]

I usually ask for trees for mother's day, but I'm running out of land!

[@thenodiggardener]

The best thing to remember about tenacious plants is that their main roots are just battery plants, and the greenery are the solar panels that charge them. However, that main root/tuber also has another job, it has to create the solar panels too, which takes energy. This is why spraying doesn't work long term, but tarping, and then hand picking, as frustrating as that can be, does. Because if you do it whilst the plant is sending out the solar panels, it doesn't get chance to recharge, and eventually runs out of energy. It's done, just like a dead battery. All my no dig beds were created with cardboard and compost, straight on top of established lawns, full of perennial weeds, including dock, dandelions, couch grass, plantains, thistle, buttercup, and so many more. You'll still get weeds, we all do, but you know how this works, and if you need a little reminder, well, the wonderful Charles has just done it all in his new paddock too, and you can't get much worse than the dreaded bind weed. We've got this!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

This is a brilliant explanation

[@teresamariner4238]

Thank you for this detailed And informative comment! Learned a lot! God bless!!

[@just.passing.through]

I love old names, my vote is “Gertie” or “Gert” short for Gertrude lol. On a different note, Jess, I want to thank you for posting your videos. They bring me joy and they are a blessing. You truly are a woman of God. I see Jesus shine through you. You are a true example of a Godly woman. I pray God will keep blessing you and your family.

[@SingleDadHomesteading]

Jess and her mom with plants are like me walking into Miah's tool trailer lol

[@danarzechula3769]

Bear is such a faithful companion I love seeing him in the videos

[@shamancarmichael5305]

Well, if your side by side is a 'Ranger' I'm thinking maybe it ought to be called Strider (Or more properly, Aragorn). Then when you go to the garden it will always be The Return of the King! 😎😉

[@bryannaodessa6429]

Watching Miah and Jesse’s bromance grow is adorable! ❤️

[@Hobocreekfarm]

You will also be amazed at how many worms are attracted by the silage tarps. When you pull them up you will have lots of mounds of worm castings.

[@teresamariner4238]

Good to know!

[@brenda9140]

🌺 🌼 🌷 I don't know if you are already planningt to this, but it would be great to have a round or U-shape driveway at the end of your driveway, by your house. The convenience in the years to come, will be very handy, and you could landscape the middle of the circle with flowers and anything else that your heart desires. With your talent in gardening and designing, it would a most beatiful centerpiece for anyone's eye's to behold as they, or you, pull up to the house. You could even place your starter plants and seed greenhouse there amongst it all.....a real show case. Please consider it, if you haven't already. You just have to make the circle will be the right size for a gravel truck to be able to maneuver around it easily when they deliver gravel in the future to replenish the gravel . That's unless you decide to blacktop that part.

[@AuntyZelda]

You should lay your gravel during the dark of the moon or the waning moon period. Mountain folk did everything according the signs for a reason. During the waning or dark of the moon, the water table in the soil is lower and packs better and your gravel won’t sink. The first weekend in September would be great but the dark of the moon is on September 6th. Top of the mornin from western North Carolina.

[@teresamariner4238]

Good to know! So may people think our grands and greats were ignorant, but they knew a lot and had reasons for everything they did! Today our young can play n work on computers, etc, but their general useful, survivable knowledge is so much less. Love learning old ways.

[@AuntyZelda]

@@teresamariner4238 My family goes back about many, many years in the mountains of western North Carolina. My grandfather and father did everything by the signs, as does several members of my family still, including me. I plow, plant and harvest according to them, start seeds, lay rocks or gravel, many things. There are even some who cut their hair or schedule surgeries around the signs. The old folks lived their lives by them. It’s a shame they’re being lost. And to those who question whether the signs are related to the occult or astrology, no, they aren’t. They are related to astronomy.

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

Wow that is so interesting ! I love that you know that! I never overestimate the power of water and so it makes sense that the moon can affect the ground table ...as it does surface bodies of water!

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

@@AuntyZelda I hope you write down these things.. even make a book .. please..

[@KareMom4]

@@ValeriaVincentSancisi Check out the Foxfire series of books. Students from a N Georgia high school collected wisdom from the folklore of their community and wrote them in a publication that became the Foxfire books.

[@peacefullife4624]

Good morning!! I can’t wait to see it !! Jess you have inspired me SOOOO MUCH !! your believes, your hard work, your sweet spirit, your huge heart! For everything you do THANK YOU!!! God bless you!

[@marilynpeppers1356]

Are your neighbors going to share produce until your garden is providing? 27:00…It’s very helpful and wonderful to me, as a 70+ year old, to watch your family replenish the Earth.God made us out of dirt. I personally think that’s why it feels so good to get our hands in it!!!💜💜💜🌟💜💜💜

[@maryellenwilson9214]

Amen that! Fresh picked, home grown organic food taste so much better than than store bought! The labored our hands provide great rewards! ✌🏽❤️🙏🏽🌱

[@maryellenwilson9214]

Pardon my typos! Please

[@marilynpeppers1356]

@@maryellenwilson9214 …you can edit your typos. (Ask me how I know that.😂😂😂) See the 3 dots in a vertical stack in the lower right hand corner of your comment? Click on it and it will give you some options, one of them being Edit. 🌟💜🌟

[@marciaballard2105]

Thank you so much for all of your enthusiastic comments. I have gardened for almost 50 years and have learned so much from your experiences! I live in 5b and even grew okra for the first time...I had never even tasted it and I love it. I planted flowers in my food garden for the first time (duh) because of you and have thoroughly enjoyed my new looking garden. There is not enough time and space to tell you all the things you have taught me about growing peppers and tomatoes. Thank you!!!

[@diannemiller4754]

Girls geek out over plants 🪴 and guys geek out over power tools 🔧 🤣 😄 absolutely beautiful 😍

[@michellecook2739]

I also love tools…I’m a girl with four older brothers and raised on a farm…might have something to do with it. 😊

[@diannemiller4754]

@@michellecook2739 when working I would ask my children for tools as gifts at holidays. I was also raised on a farm, four boys four girls a family of ten. I loved my childhood. Daddy was a farmer and carpenter...so he had tools of all sizes...fun stuff.

[@firstcreekfarmsc5609]

We have 6.33 acres which is mostly woods and on a hill. I have peppers from last year growing in the woods in a mostly shaded spot. I'm still geeking out that they still lived through last winter

[@sweetersgarden]

Man! Does your heart ever fill with so much joy from seeing that land that it makes you want to run to the middle of it and just burst out in song?!?! 😍😍 Total Sound of Music like 😂 How about naming your new toy J.R. - short for “Joy Ride”?

[@jeannoll9850]

You should name your new ride Clementine, it just seems like it fits the property...love all your videos, congratulations on your new property, looks like paradise...God bless you and your family.🌻🌿🐝 Jeannie

[@suehill6194]

ROFL!!! "you coulda braided my hair"..y'all make me smile as usual. Thank you!! XO

[@3doggymom]

A new comedy duo!! Love Miah and Jesse. Name that side by side DIXIE!! Immersed in the deep South! 😆

[@deechudy8144]

JESS-CAN YOU PLEASE ADD YOUR BEAUTIFUL RENDERING OF YOUR PLANS…please please please!! I love how talented you are and those drawings you do inspire me greatly 🥰 Thanks for everything that you do!! And omg Miah and those dad jokes!! Lol 😂🤣💕

[@danielb1877]

I second this! We've been planning ours by printing out our property from Google earth and sketching over the top. Would love to see your plans, Jess.

[@maggievw1166]

May I suggest calling the side by side "The Mouse." 'let's jump in the mouse and go to the pond', 'we took the mouse over to the neighbours', it seems fitting for something that skitters across the property.

[@kristyplatt6233]

Miah is officially SC Sun Kissed. Welcome to SC, you need some homemade plantain salve for that burn. 🔥

[@kknichols8067]

Bermuda grass is the WORST for a gardener! My whole front yard is Bermuda grass and I have to use barriers that are at *least* 6” deep to keep it from creeping in. It’s SO hard to control. Best of luck, sister! I’ve used tarps to kill it but you really got keep your eye on it!

[@rosewolfe9606]

Yes! SC native rhizomatious grasses are SO HARD to control!

[@TheMons26]

Yeah. I ended up planting in cement troughs. I was incapable of managing anything in ground.

[@essencefarmstead]

I literally am yanking out deep rooted bermuda by hand. Then will silage tarp. Raised bed or containers. You have to then edge far away out and as soon as it creeps in from other spots, yank and dig it out.

[@auntieem5019]

I’m so glad it’s not just me!

[@soultaina]

That has to be your next sticker! - "Home is where your dog is" I'd totally buy a pack! ♥

[@karynbrown7519]

Your amazingly enthusiastic! Love watching your dream come true!

[@CynBrown]

Goodness me those little notes from Miah are adorable.

[@scatteredseedsofhappiness3285]

You look so natural in this space, you truly grew into this property, you were ready for this and it shows. It's amazing to dream God's dreams and live them. ❤️

[@moonbeamer4468]

You guys might want to think about installing a gas tank for your farm implements.

[@teresamariner4238]

Good idea!

[@gretaknebel8495]

Also, see what the minimum amount they will deliver to your location. I just found out that fuel distributors don’t loan out fuel tanks unless you buy lots and lots of product. You will have to purchase your own tank.

[@mjgbabydragonlet]

I truly love seeing you both in a happy healthy marriage! Miah and his toys!

[@ho11ywoodromance]

When I got into gardening I can't even explain to you the excitement my boyfriend had when I suggested we go to Home Depot together 😆 Of course we split up when we get there, the tools call his name and the garden center calls mine.

[@trucyslife]

OMG...that shot of Miah at exactly 2:09 would make an awesome painting, or mural, or ANYTHING to commemorate your family's move and genesis to this wonderful new farm!!!!!

[@dawnbarnes8729]

It’s a Polaris, call her Polly! ❤️😊

[@cindyhand6880]

Jess and jeremiah, you are so blessed, can't wait to see how you lay everything out. The land is gorgeous. Blessings to whole family.

[@LoriG75]

I just want to say that I have the best tomatoes 🍅 I’ve ever had in 40+ years of gardening 👩‍🌾 due to following your tomato planting tips including cracking an egg in the planting hole. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try! Thank you 💖

[@lucindahinostroza8010]

I love how you educate about ecology. The majority do not understand. This knowledge is priceless. Please continue to educate at this degree of detail

[@SnappedGinger]

I am so happy for you. Realizing your dreams is such a joy.

[@peggykirk1408]

Oh how wonderful, the farm looks better with every video. Love the way the driveway just helps complete. I think the Polaris should be named Polly or Pollyanna. According to "internet search" ...........For the “person who ... spreads positive vibes” part, consider Pollyanna. From en. wiktionary, a Pollyanna is “One who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so.Aug 28, 2014 ..............oh Jess, this describes you to a tee. Your smile and happiness just makes me happy. Love you and your family.

[@TheIntuitiveBodyFoodieNetwork]

Potage - a new word to add to my vocabulary that describes my EXACT preferred gardening style, something that I do so naturally and that just makes sense to me. Add to the mix some fruit & nut trees/shrubs and other creeping fruits (ie: strawberries) and it becomes a living forest of food (aka food forest). Such a beautiful canvas of intuitive, practical, logical & functional gardening all in the same space at the same time. Thanks Jess; I learn something new from you each & every time I watch your videos! ❤️ Btw, I can already begin to see your vision in my mind's eye - simply gorgeous!

[@mustaqahmed9689]

Growing something is a great joy. It always makes me happy to see the new life coming through the ground & decorate the nature.

[@gunniisackphotography2756]

Shipping containers are the best! We have two of them and plan to turn into little guest cottages. Sending you guys lots of love as you build your dream!

[@FaithFamily26]

Call your new ride "Carrie" that is what she will do.

[@alicecowan3499]

Jess, I am 71 years young. I love you and your family and watching all that you do! What a great adventure you and your family are on! God Bless you 💜💜🇺🇸

[@elizabethdavis5]

I was a teacher and school bus driver - who drove my bus home. Those tires REALLY packed our new driveway down and helped the base gravel pack down.

[@lisaboomsma7673]

LOVE watching the progress on your homestead! Love how thoughtful the layout is, and how when you rethink/change an idea you share the reasons. It helps educate us all.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We have 9.2 acres and only use about 3 of those acres for growing a lot of food. If you have the sunlight and landscape for it, you can grow the majority of your food on very little acreage. We have dairy and meat animals on that space too.

[@Mmmmkaaay]

It's true. Even a mere quarter acre can grow lots of food!

[@teresamariner4238]

Sounds like heaven! Do you harvest your own grasses for food during the winter for your animals?

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

@@teresamariner4238 once the field has finished it's rest and rehab from being agricultural for many years, possibly. Right now a winter's worth of hay is about $900. We have a tractor but the implements to cut, rake, and bale hay are very expensive. It would be a decade's worth of winter hay for that equipment. Plus we don't have hay storage here for more than probably 45 bales, and we would need a barn for that. Right now we have a deal with the local amish. We pre-pay and they do all the work and storage for us.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We have yet to find someone who will cut our hay "on the halves". The field really does need rehab too.

[@teresamariner4238]

@@SageandStoneHomestead the Amish really help out a lot of people with cutting and baking or rolling their hay. Glad you have them around.

[@advancedrescue4083]

LOL I LOVE IT Jess: talk dirty to me Miah: Compost 😂😂 you guys are absolutely wonderful!

[@CrMizer]

Hello from Arkansas "Home is where your dog is" that needs to be a sticker with Bear on it. I have 5 beautiful pups & I couldn't go without them. Love you & Miah so much, I can't tell you how much of an inspiration you two & your family have been for me.

[@judyhardy1997]

So exciting! I’m sure you are but thought I’d mention it just in case. ☺️Using base rock ie 4” minus under the 3/4” minus will build a better road and cost you less in the long run.

[@RuthAnnnMorris]

I can see the dream! What a beautiful piece of property!! I can’t wait to see all your plans come together. You both are such great teachers, thank you!!

[@branditweedle9057]

I love that..."Throw caution to the wind, and do the thing!"

[@COEXIST-ny4db]

You guys are truly the definition of HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING!! It's truly amazing everything you'r accomplishing in a short amount of time!! I just love watching it all coming to fruition! May all your hopes and dreams come true!! DREAM REALLY REALLY BIG!!!

[@genevievegreene1595]

I hear you on the dog. Our yard here got fenced finally two months after we moved in. Every night of those two months I was going back to the old house to feed him and it was just very sad. And he got here and charged full speed around the house non-stop for at least a half hour. We all felt better when he came home.

[@rosewright9451]

It made me laugh when Mia said how you and your mom talk about the plants you like how men do about tool's and or cars.

[@Zalmorpho]

Just wait!….I grew up in TN, it gets foggy like that a lot in the south & my absolute favorite thing about winters there is waking up to a frozen morning. Everything gets covered in dew & then freezes so when the sun comes up everything sparkles. Trees, grass, fences, telephone poles…everything just shimmers & shines! It’s magical….you’re gonna love it! 💙

[@marlenabenson]

Jess standing on her fog covered land is so romantic, I just love it! Also, how rad is that side by side?? The thought of just having that freedom of cruising around on your land, it makes me a wee bit jealous! 😉

[@seekingpersonalgrowth3676]

Ooooh... Granger! One who operates a farm. You should name the Ranger "Granger".

[@julie-annepineau4022]

I love the thought of the glass green house in the middle of all the gardens. It just makes aesthetic and practical sense. I think that beautiful soil deserves to be used for at least this seasons growing. You can also use it as a base to those metal raised beds that you bought with a layer of bagged soil on top. adding cardboard and compost in the spring will just make it so much more fertile so either way it's win win!

[@denisediaz1702]

O MY GOSH!! That soil looks amazing!!! We've been on our property 5 years and still working on getting soil that good.

[@dorismay6722]

Miah- your buddy sure rocks the jorts (jean shorts) and cowboy hat 🤠 (and I’m not even going to mention the black socks 🙄). You know you live in the south when…. No seriously, nothing better than to have a friend to help. Also when you build the shop will you make enough room to pull the camper under for some shade? Will save alot of wear and tear giving it a break being out in the sun all the time. Jess- would you be interested in some crinum lillies? I have bunches (an understatement 😉). Even though I’m in N.Fl I think they would grow fine in your area. Probably get bit back in the cold but pretty sure they’d come back for you. My sister lives in Waco Tx and get freezes and hers come back fine.

[@Wildevis]

So exciting to start laying out areas for gardens and I hope the tarp project is very successful!

[@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm]

I'm moving my garden to a new spot on my farm. We are in the middle of trying to figure out HOW and the in ground or raised beds and all the things!! I am inspired by you for sure!!!

[@teresamariner4238]

Best of luck!

[@LifeonHeltonCreekFarm]

@@teresamariner4238 Thank you! I'm trying to learn all I can and not get myself all outta whack doing it! lol

[@naturallawhealth9272]

I love how much Bear Loves You! 💜💙💚🐶🐾🐶🐾💚💙💜

[@lindseyintexas6895]

Happiness is finding someone to geek out about plants with. 😆 When you find those people you never let them go... They are golden and forever kindred spirits!

[@jodymooney255]

Simply beautiful all stages! Just love the farm Jess!

Miah, you're hilarious. 🤣

[@hey948]

UPDATE ON THE WILLOW TREE

[@RevLetaLee]

So enjoy the guys banter. Miss that in my life. Thanks for the news all! Call it the Giddyup.

[@Hobocreekfarm]

That is some beautiful topsoil. Y’all got lucky, most of us in South Carolina only have clay or sand.

[@conservfriends9651]

***The original purpose of silage tarps is to cover harvested field crops. When there is an abundance, the harvest is laid out in rows on the ground and covered with the silage tarps to protect it from the weather. Homesteaders have converted it's use to creating seedless planting beds. ***

[@teresamariner4238]

Thanks! Love learning new things!! Question: do you know how they protected the stored crops from pests? I'm thinking mice, ground squirrels, etc. We've tried bird nets, but mice come from the bottom up. Thanks!

[@conservfriends9651]

@@teresamariner4238 The question of the ages! Farmers just hope the abundance out weighs the pest ratio.

[@nicoleaitken9458]

Omg!! I love Miah’s bromance with all his new friends!! They need to add bedazzling matching hats on their list of activities!!!

[@moira9265]

That vehicles name is obviously Big Berta.. And I just love the light in the beginning of the video, with the fog.. It gives the place such a magical and serene vibe.

[@tessie652001]

So excited for you all . And the first garden going in yesssss. Your drive way is going to be so awesome 👏 we love you all GODBLESS

[@Maranatha_Homestead]

Jess, this is extremely helpful to me as we are preparing a pasture for a garden. We tilled, but I think I may purchase the tarps to get that ground sterile. Thank you.

[@lyra2112]

So exciting Jess & Maiya! That tropical rain was a blessing for your planning. God showing you he's right by you on this dream! 💖

[@yvettebrown9084]

I also live on a fixed income or I'd buy from Y'all... Y'all are My refuge everyday that you post and I THANK GOD 🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏 FOR Y'ALL, JUST WISHED YALL WOULD ADOPT THIS OLD WIDOW WOMAN 🥰

[@southernsunset_farm]

Bermuda grass is a beast. I hate it. We have done a back to eden garden and the Bermuda has taken over. I've used black plastic but I want to try silage tarps.

[@turntupturnip352]

Over the years I’ve found if you have invasive grass it’s likely you’ll have to use a tiller dig the rhizomes out the best as you can then introduce cover crops. After the cover crops sit throughout the winter you should notice a difference in invasion of grass in the spring/summer of. Also you have to keep your gardens edged and mowed through the season to prevent it from creeping in. I know you don’t want to hear this based on the choice of back to eden gardening but unfortunately when the good ole mowers lawn is introduced it takes a little moving of soil to rid yourself of the invasion. The grass may seem to be gone but those rhizomes will be laying dormant just waiting for that chance to thrive again.

[@BrutalPoppySeed]

I get so genuinely excited to see your videos. I can’t wait till i can take a gardening course at your facility. 💕 that will be my dream come true.

[@TheOlbiddy]

Maybe call the new vehicle ‘Mater after your love for tomatoes 🍅? 🤣😂

[@leslieeide6721]

Yes!!!! I just saw the video yesterday when Jess announced the name. I had suggested Mater too and wondered if someone else thought about this name. ❤️🍅🍅❤️🍅🍅❤️

[@lynnkincaid6780]

Call your new little vehicle, Moses. Long wandering days with the family. 😊🧭

[@debsenritchedrefuge603]

Jess & Miah, you have been such an inspiration, your dreams, plans, hard work, sharing with and caring for all with your spirit filled heart creating your @roots_and_refuge homesteads right in front of us!! Thanks for who you are, the love between you radiates joy! Love you all so much!❤️🙌🙏 May God continue to Bless you and all who appreciate what you share!

[@AlexaPederson]

We have tons of Bermuda grass in Tempe it is extremely invasive, people who plant trees in lawns put a retaining wall around the tree in order to keep the grass out. You may need some kind of siding for your in ground beds to keep the grass out

[@marcyandscott]

I may not be a homestead owner, but I have been a homeowner/gardener in GA for 17 years and I have witnessed how Bermuda grass behaves. You are right to cover it and move on. My guess is that you will be able to kill it now, but in a year or two, it will start creeping back in from the surrounding areas. It is crazy how it will grow so far down to come back up in a nice garden bed. And infuriating. So, enjoy a year or so of Bermuda-free garden beds. It has been so fun to watch y'all go through this journey. I know we will never have a property like yours so I am living vicariously through you. Thank you.

[@wendywilliams3098]

Things ppl don't tell you about campers.....when not is use, pull your slides in. If a camper settles with the slides out it they can get pinched and won't work. Ask me how I know, you don't want this headache. Love your new property!!